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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)

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How to use PR Firms at Startups

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You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. That’s why keeping a personal blog is so great. I write on my blog how I think in my head.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

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You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. It’s OK to push out extra ones on your website or blog. Just don’t spam people.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. Journalists don’t often write stories that talk about, “This cool new company I met at a conference.” ” Why? Funding is news.

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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

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Tonight I was reading a good blog post ( here ) from Sean Powers with Alistair Croll on preparing yourself for the TC50 “bump” – the rise in traffic that a company gets from presenting at TechCrunch 50. They got us invited to the Fortune CEO conference in Paris held at Versailles. Not so much.). Goldman Sachs was an investor.

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SMA, Migraine Data Lead Neuro Highlights from AAN Meeting

Xconomy

Xconomy previewed the conference last week. New clinical data could herald cutting-edge treatments for migraine, the rare disease spinal muscular atrophy, the deadly neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and more. Today we’re circling back to sort through the news and put it in context.

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

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Market to Your Target Audience – I’ve seen a lot of startups who like to write blog posts on life as an entrepreneur. I talked about that in detail on this post about how to blog as a startup. You’re reading their press releases or blog posts. Say hello to them at conferences. Follow them on Twitter.

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